Lukas 2:24

2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is specified in the law of the Lord, a pair of doves ¹  or two young pigeons. ² 

Lukas 7:4

7:4 When ³  they came ⁴  to Jesus, they urged ⁵  him earnestly, ⁶  “He is worthy ⁷  to have you do this for him,

Lukas 22:67

22:67 and said, “If ⁸  you are the Christ, ⁹  tell us.” But he said to them, “If ¹⁰  I tell you, you will not ¹¹  believe,

[2:24]  ¹ sn The offering of a pair of doves or two young pigeons, instead of a lamb, speaks of the humble roots of Jesus’ family – they apparently could not afford the expense of a lamb.

[2:24]  ² sn A quotation from Lev 12:8; 5:11 (LXX).

[7:4]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[7:4]  ⁴ tn Although the participle παραγενόμενοι (paragenomenoi) is preceded by the Greek article (οἱ, Joi) which would normally cause it to be regarded as an adjectival or substantival participle, most modern translations, probably as a result of the necessities of contemporary English style, render it as a temporal participle (“when they came”).

[7:4]  ⁵ tn Or “implored.”

[7:4]  ⁶ tn Grk “urged him earnestly, saying”; the participle λέγοντες (legontes) is pleonastic (redundant) and has not been translated.

[7:4]  ⁷ tn Grk “Worthy is he to have you do this”; the term “worthy” comes first in the direct discourse and is emphatic.

[22:67]  ⁸ tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text.

[22:67]  ⁹ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[22:67]  sn See the note on Christ in 2:11.

[22:67]  ¹⁰ tn This is a third class condition in the Greek text. Jesus had this experience already in 20:1-8.

[22:67]  ¹¹ tn The negation in the Greek text is the strongest possible (οὐ μή, ou mh).